I need a chemical reaction. How to form oxalic acid from an alcohol?
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A newer method entails oxidative carbonylation of alcohols to give the diesters of oxalic acid: 4 ROH + 4 CO + O2 → 2 (CO2R)2 + 2 H2O. These diesters are subsequently hydrolyzed to oxalic acid. Approximately 120,000 tonnes are produced annually.
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